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Candidate Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings with Homer High School students Ethan Rodasti, Thea Person, Clark Milstead and Spencer Co in the Mariner Theater, Feb. 9. Photo by Emilie Springer.

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Students quiz mayoral candidates in high school forum

Homer High School students moderated a Kenai Peninsula Borough mayoral election forum Thursday, featuring candidates Soldotna City Council…

Members of the club Krewe of Gambrinus march in the 2020 Homer Winter Carnival Parade on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. They marched dressed as wild things from “Where the Wild Things Are.” (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Carnival comes out of hibernation this weekend

Homer’s 69th annual Winter Carnival Celebration will kick off Saturday with a parade down Pioneer Avenue.

Photo courtesy Homer Animal Shelter
Phoebe is a 7-year-old female.

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Pet of the Week: Phoebe

Phoebe is a very sweet and patient cat. She’s been with us for six weeks and it’s time…

Krista Etzwiler skies dressed as a Dale Chihuly sculpture at the start of the Ski for Women on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 at the Lookout Mountain Trails near Homer, Alaska. Etzwiler won for best individual costume. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Kachemak ski club to host Ski for Women

Kachemak Nordic Ski Club will host their annual Ski for Women at Lookout Mountain on Ohlson Mountain Road…

Some of Homer's AMCC attendees on Tuesday Jan. 24 at the Denai'na Center in Anchorage, Alaska. Back row L to R: Emilie Springer, Nicole Webster, Katie Gavenus, Reid Brewer, Marilyn Sigman, Kim Schuster and Serena Tierra. Front row L to R: Donna Aderhold, Lily Westphal, Debbie Tobin, Kris Holdereid, Lauren Sutton and Dan Olsen.  There were several others in attendance not included in this photo.   Photo taken by conference attendant.

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Local scientists bring research to marine science symposium

The 2023 Alaska Marine Science Symposium showcased marine research in the Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea and Gulf of…

Allison O'Neil and Shari Daugherty serve as volunteers for Community Resource Connect at the SPARC Building in Homer, Alaska on Tuesday. Photo by Emilie Springer

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Outreach event targets homelessness while connecting to those in need

Homer Community Resource Connect provided services in Homer and Anchor Point

Homer High School Computer Science Students. Andrew Skillingstad, Chloe Gall,  Halen Nordstrom, Cecilia Fitzpatrick, Zane Sanchez, Regan Baker, Coleman Stephens, Elsa Otis, Leland Curtis, Samson Isaac, Brennan Steen, Caleb Brow (note:several female students were absent on this day).   Photo provided by Jan Spurkland.

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Homer High School earns computer science female diversity award

Homer High School has earned the College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female…

Amy Russell

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West Homer staff member receives Paraeducator of the Year Award

West Homer staff member Amy Russell received the State of Alaska Special Education Paraeducator of the Year Award…

Lance Petersen directs “The Music Man” for Pier One Theatre in Homer, Alaska. (Photo contributed by Pier One Theatre)

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‘He built a world of true community’

Lance Petersen, Homer theater pioneer, dead at 81

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Pet of the Week: Neville

Neville (Photo courtesy Homer Animal Shelter)

Homer High School Jazz Band performing in Pops Concert at Mariner Theater Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Annual Pops concert features band, jazz band, choir, swing choir and student solos

On Monday, Homer High School students performed in the annual Pops concert featuring band, jazz band, choir, swing…

Emergency personnel respond to a fire on R/V Qualifier, in the Northern Enterprises Boatyard on Kachemak Drive, Jan. 19, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Photos by Nika Wolfe)

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Research and support vessel catches fire in boatyard

The fire was first reported by crew members on board the vessel.

Entrance to Karen Hornaday Campground, photographed on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Concerns over crime drove decision to shut down campground

Police activity at Hornaday Campground spiked in 2020 when it was designated as a free camping spot